The management of the Alhama Signature Golf Course have issued the following update today:
Dear members,
We are starting the Summer with enthusiasm for the beginning of the recovery of the course. We are in a phase of active growth of the grass.
Regarding maintenance aspects I detail the works carried out in recent weeks:
– Micro spiking of greens.
– Aeration of fairways and rough.
– Provisional repair of bunkers until the Insurance Consortium proceeds to repair those covered by rain damage.
– Start of lake cleaning works with the removal of reeds in critical areas for play.
– Treatment against mosquitoes and larvae (ecological larvicides and adulticides – Bacillus thuringiensis variety Israelensis). Ecological treatment of mosquito larvae and algae by means of fish selected for this purpose.
– Cleaning of algae in holes 13 and 18.
– Repairing of badly damaged areas in the foreground of pits 13 and 3 using microneedling cuttings.
– Fertilisation of the entire playing surface with 5 tons of foliar fertiliser and in the daily irrigation system.
– Repair of 2 pumps of the irrigation system.
– Soil amendment with application of Verde-cal (rich in calcium and reducing the sodium and chlorine content of the soil and the plant to favour its growth) in areas particularly affected by the accumulation of salts in the soil of the fairways.
– Application of amino acids and biostimulants from seaweed.
– Rehabilitation of the practice area with bunkers and new signposting of distances and targets.
With regard to the recently created Academy, as I informed you earlier, we have a Head Pro, Jeronimo Janssens on a permanent basis.
Summer courses have been organised for the children and also for the adults accompanying them on request. Bookings for lessons can be made through Jeronimo’s diary or in the Pro-shop.
For the first time golf will be brought closer to residents and non-playing homeowners so that they can start playing golf. On the occasion of the patron saint, festivities of Condado de Alhama, a free open day has been organised at Alhama Signature Golf on the 15th of August, with different shifts for juniors and adults. I encourage you to inform your neighbours and non-golfing friends to sign up for this activity which is an opportunity for their first contact with this fantastic sport.
We continue with the reduction in the price of the green fee of 5€ which will be maintained during the months of July and August.
From September we will start with the tournament season. The calendar of tournaments will be published soon, although we are still in negotiations to bring top level golf circuits.
Recently we have acquired the application “Golf directo”, where the members of the Spanish Golf Federation can digitally register for tournaments, electronic tournament card, current hp data, etc.
A few weeks ago two new people joined Alhama Signature Golf, Miguel and Noemí to replace our dear colleague Antonio who has started a new job and we wish him all the best in this new stage. The new additions also come to reinforce the needs of our course that with the improvement of it is expecting an increase in the number of visitors. Both Miguel and Noemí are well known in this area for having worked at GNK and Camposol respectively, so we have great professionals to attend to your present and future needs.
We have also incorporated two new workers, Miguel Angel, and temporarily during the summer season we will also have Lázaro to reinforce this essential area of maintenance.
It is also at your disposal the new logo polo shirts in different colours and merchandising of Alhama Signature Golf.
Once again we will have night time control reinforcement to reduce the intrusions and vandalism of certain visitors to our course.
During July, August and mid-September the Proshop will close at 19:00 hours and the driving range at 21:00 hours.
We are also in the process of signage for the Proshop and Restaurant facilities at Alhama Signature Golf.
Finally, we would like to wish you a happy summer from all the Alhama Signature golf team.
Lola Lopez
Golf Director
